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Language Matters

  Periodically, D5 highlights the work of Take 5 Champions – leaders and organizations that are taking action to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in philanthropy. The Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) is a long-time leader in its work to promote DEI. The following post by CMF’s Debbie McKeon, Vice President of Member Services, […]


Changing the Culture of Philanthropy in Michigan: From Audacious Beginnings to Real Results

The latest NCRP journal, Responsive Philanthropy, features an article on the results and learnings from the Council on Michigan Foundation’s six-year initiative to transform Michigan philanthropy to become more diverse and inclusive. Vicki Rosenberg of Rosenberg and Associates, traces the TMP from its audacious beginnings to the real results it has achieved here.


A Deeper Dive: Moving Beyond Diversity 101 at Grand Rapids Community Foundation

This 2013 companion piece to the Council of Michigan Foundations report, Learning Together, provides an in-depth look at the Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s participation in the Peer Action Learning Network and its organizational learning around diversity and inclusion.


Getting Comfortable with Conflict: Strategic Conversations at the Kalamazoo Community Foundation

This 2013 companion piece to the Council of Michigan Foundations report, Learning Together, provides an in-depth look at the Kalamazoo Community Foundation’s participation in the Peer Action Learning Network and its organizational learning around diversity and inclusion.


Beyond Counting: A Journey Toward Equity at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation

This 2013 companion piece to the Council of Michigan Foundations report, Learning Together, provides an in-depth look at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s participation in the Peer Action Learning Network and its organizational learning around diversity and inclusion.